First a major Harlem drug dealer is murdered. Next, an art dealer, and then a disbarred lawyer. All shot in the head execution style. Are they connected? When suspicions arise that this might be the work of NYPD cops, Detective Lieutenant Brian Shannon and Alex Rose from the Internal Affairs Division are told to get answers fast. To make matters worse, an upcoming drug commission to be headed by an ambitious State Senator creates a political firestorm in the police department as well as City Hall. Indications are that the senator is next on the hit list. Can these murderers be stopped in time?
This is the story of politics, corruption, pervasive violence, and ultimately, the struggle of a few good men to maintain their moral character in the pressure-cooker environment of big-city police work.